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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

JAMES C YAO
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JAMES C YAO

Listed Specialty: Medical Oncology
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-4009
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JAMES YAO,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

24

payments

$12,657

payment total

3

companies paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Consulting
 3 $10,600
Travel and Lodging
 4 $1,229
Food and Beverage
 17 $829

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
SANDOSTATIN LAR

drug

 $7,973
SOMATULINE

drug

 $4,270
RESOLUTE

device

 $414
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Jun 1, 2018 $4,500 SANDOSTATIN LAR Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 16, 2018 $3,600 SOMATULINE Consulting IPSEN INNOVATION
Nov 9, 2018 $2,500 SANDOSTATIN LAR Consulting NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 1, 2018 $512 SANDOSTATIN LAR Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 16, 2018 $355 SOMATULINE Travel and Lodging IPSEN INNOVATION
Jan 16, 2018 $315 SOMATULINE Food and Beverage IPSEN INNOVATION
Jun 1, 2018 $200 SANDOSTATIN LAR Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 1, 2018 $162 SANDOSTATIN LAR Travel and Lodging NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jun 1, 2018 $99 SANDOSTATIN LAR Food and Beverage NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
Jan 27, 2018 $71 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jul 6, 2018 $58 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 21, 2018 $51 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Jun 24, 2018 $39 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 4, 2018 $36 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 6, 2018 $35 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 30, 2018 $34 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
May 6, 2018 $27 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 15, 2018 $23 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Nov 9, 2018 $10 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Apr 13, 2018 $9 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Feb 6, 2018 $7 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Mar 26, 2018 $6 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Dec 27, 2018 $5 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Oct 19, 2018 $4 RESOLUTE Food and Beverage MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.